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made by scott walker in wisconsin, by chris christie in new jersey and by conservatives like david brooks in "the new york times." he writes states with public sector unions tend to run into fiscal crises. tend. look at that argument again. summed up in four little letters. they carry a big load. the t and d are sagging down. asked to shoulder so much of this argument. that's the thesis the right is selling now. so let's test it. there are a few different ways to do that. a political scientist named john sides had a bright idea to graf it out to see if there's a connection. what you're looking at is a result of that. there's a lot of information on this graf, but don't be scared. a state like mississippi, the very low union membership rate, 5% of the state's work force in a union. the current budget shortfall is about 16% of their budget. a state like new york on the other hand a very high union membership rate, 25% of its work force. their budget shortfall is pretty much the same as mississippi's. one state has lots of union members, the other has very few, and it's the same deficit. now
made by scott walker in wisconsin, by chris christie in new jersey and by conservatives like david brooks in "the new york times." he writes states with public sector unions tend to run into fiscal crises. tend. look at that argument again. summed up in four little letters. they carry a big load. the t and d are sagging down. asked to shoulder so much of this argument. that's the thesis the right is selling now. so let's test it. there are a few different ways to do that. a political...
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dionne, columnist for "the washington post" and senior fellow at the brookings institution, and, of course, a fellow academic, a professor at georgetown. good to see you tonight. >> good to be with you. >> thanks. i was watching last night. from what i saw, this looked like -- out of this from your perspective at this point. >> maybe define intervention is the most realistic solution to this problem. i mean, what you've got here, i think there's so many interesting analogies to the 1850s, to pick up on your civil war analogy, when we were divided. now, thank god we're not talking about secession and slavery, but what you have here is a large determined minority inside the republican caucus that just don't want to make a deal. they are saying things that are way outside the mainstream view, really doesn't matter if we don't raise the debt ceiling, we can get through default, it won't be a big deal. now, john boehner doesn't believe that, mitch mcconnell doesn't believe that, but boehnor seems unable to move toward any kind of agreement, partly because he's worried about his own fate in this
dionne, columnist for "the washington post" and senior fellow at the brookings institution, and, of course, a fellow academic, a professor at georgetown. good to see you tonight. >> good to be with you. >> thanks. i was watching last night. from what i saw, this looked like -- out of this from your perspective at this point. >> maybe define intervention is the most realistic solution to this problem. i mean, what you've got here, i think there's so many interesting...
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., columnist for the "washington post" and senior fellow at the brookings institution. always good to have you here. >> always fun to be here. >> i did not expect to be covering republican presidential con tenders so extensively thi week. what was it about the mitch daniel danie daniels. >> a lot of the old george w. bush desperately wanted mitch daniels to run because they liked him better and thought he would make a better case. romney's problem is that republicans don't really trust him because he has flip flopped on abortion and some other questions and he used up all of his flip flop vouchers so he couldn't flip flop on the health care ban faith date in massachusetts. i think these republicans are like that line about vauger in's music, it is better than it sounds. and i think these guys are probably better than they look. but the republicans have set up this sort of commission on orthodox and if you hold any position that violates where the party, where conservatives want the party to be you have to change it. so pawlenty used to believe in doing something about g
., columnist for the "washington post" and senior fellow at the brookings institution. always good to have you here. >> always fun to be here. >> i did not expect to be covering republican presidential con tenders so extensively thi week. what was it about the mitch daniel danie daniels. >> a lot of the old george w. bush desperately wanted mitch daniels to run because they liked him better and thought he would make a better case. romney's problem is that republicans...
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dionne, columnist for "washington post," senior fellow at brookings institution and msnbc contributor. e.j., appreciate you talk to us about this. you're a wise, wise man. it's always nice to talk to you about this stuff. >> thank you. i love shows that talk about rural electrification. >> we're just pandering for the ratings. you know us. >>> the great rick santorum and the great ed schultz have one thing in common today. they are both on "the ed show" tonight. together. yes. the rick santorum. i swear. this one works. ooh, the price sure doesn't. i'm tired of shopping around. [ sigh ] too bad you're not buying car insurance. like that's easy. oh, it is. progressive direct showed me their rates and the rates of their competitors. i saved hundreds when switching. we could use hundreds. yeah. wake up and smell the savings. out there with a better way. now, that's progressive. >>> the front-runner for the republican nomination for president is of course herman cain. former ceo of a mafia-themed pizza chain called godfather's. if you ask, herman cain is out front and in the lead. followe
dionne, columnist for "washington post," senior fellow at brookings institution and msnbc contributor. e.j., appreciate you talk to us about this. you're a wise, wise man. it's always nice to talk to you about this stuff. >> thank you. i love shows that talk about rural electrification. >> we're just pandering for the ratings. you know us. >>> the great rick santorum and the great ed schultz have one thing in common today. they are both on "the ed show"...
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"the new york times" conservative columnist david brooks calling gingrich out for narcissism, self-righteousness, intemperance. peggy noonan saying people who know newt gingrich, quote, are mostly not for him. karl rove writing of mr. gingrich, quote, when a man of his self-confidence begins to feel on top of the world, bad things often happen. former republican senator alan simpson, former republican senator john talent, john sununu coming out as not just for the other guy but explicitly against newt gingrich. as has current republican senator tom coburn who says newt gingrich is one of the last people he would ever vote for for president. it doesn't stop with the republican establishment. the far right shock jock radio host michael savage is offering newt gingrich $1 million if he'll drop out of the race. glenn beck has said if newt gingrich is the nominee he might vote for ron paul as a third party candidate. whether or not ron paul's running as a third party candidate, i guess. this all comes amid mixed signals, frankly, about the sustainability of newtmetum in the polls. new data showing ro
"the new york times" conservative columnist david brooks calling gingrich out for narcissism, self-righteousness, intemperance. peggy noonan saying people who know newt gingrich, quote, are mostly not for him. karl rove writing of mr. gingrich, quote, when a man of his self-confidence begins to feel on top of the world, bad things often happen. former republican senator alan simpson, former republican senator john talent, john sununu coming out as not just for the other guy but...
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dionne, columnist for "washington post," senior fellow at brookings institution and msnbc contributor. e.j., appreciate you talk to us about this. you're a wise, wise man. it's always nice to talk to you about this stuff. >> thank you. i love shows that talk about rural electrification. >> we're just pandering for the ratings. you know us. >>> the great rick santorum and the great ed schultz have one thing in common today. they are both on "the ed show" tonight. together. yes. the rick santorum. i swear. it's about building cars in america. it's all about jobs. it's all about respect. security. the american dream. [ jamaul ] good jobs in tough times. a chance to move up and do better. [ delaunta ] excellent healthcare. [ caletha ] beautiful benefits. what they used to call the american way. it still works here. [ jennifer ] not a single layoff of a u.s. manufacturing worker. [ glen ] not one. not one. doing things the right way. quality. [ jimmeka ] building cars that americans want. [ jamaul ] right here in america. hyundai is an all-american success story. ♪ [ gnome ] awwwwwwww. i
dionne, columnist for "washington post," senior fellow at brookings institution and msnbc contributor. e.j., appreciate you talk to us about this. you're a wise, wise man. it's always nice to talk to you about this stuff. >> thank you. i love shows that talk about rural electrification. >> we're just pandering for the ratings. you know us. >>> the great rick santorum and the great ed schultz have one thing in common today. they are both on "the ed show"...
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dionne, columnist for "washington post," senior fellow at brookings institution and msnbc contributor. e.j., appreciate you talk to us about this. you're a wise, wise man. it's always nice to talk to you about this stuff. >> thank you. i love shows that talk about rural electrification. >> we're just pandering for the ratings. you know us. >>> the great rick santorum and the great ed schultz have one thing in common today. they are both on "the ed show" tonight. together. yes. the rick santorum. i swear. we'll be right back. create your own small-business site... with intuit websites. choose a style, customize, publish and get found... from just $7.99 a month. get a 30-day free trial... at intuit.com. your core competency is...competency. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle...and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. i'm getting an upgrade. [ male announcer ] as you wish, business pro. as you wish. go national. go like a pro. now through january earn a free day with every two rentals. find out
dionne, columnist for "washington post," senior fellow at brookings institution and msnbc contributor. e.j., appreciate you talk to us about this. you're a wise, wise man. it's always nice to talk to you about this stuff. >> thank you. i love shows that talk about rural electrification. >> we're just pandering for the ratings. you know us. >>> the great rick santorum and the great ed schultz have one thing in common today. they are both on "the ed show"...